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I called again today to make an appointment and found out that there has been a "fix" for this problem. The serviceman said the catalytic converter needs to be replaced. I hope that this will solve my problem. He said that the notice just came from toyota on October the 4th... maybe this will help you out??
Mine is an 02 model, which was purchased Mar 03
I have had trac / vsc light / oil pressure/gauge/sensor/"print board"/brakes/alignment problems!
I have been dealing with this since 2003.
The svc advisor here in San Antonio, Tx, lacked the hindsight or chose not to bother checking the service alerts for my problems.
I ended up taking it to a mechanic who is certified and skilled to work on the Toyota Sequoia.
When I encountered the brake problems, I was told it was a bad left tire, pulling to the right, vibration and shuddering motion.
My family was traveling to the coast when, my husband found himself braking, with no brake there to stop us.
If it wasn't for his quick thicking we would have rearended the family in front of us!
So far, I know there are several TSB alerts on the front brakes, suspension, lower ball joint, oil sensor, oil gauge, and now the print board to the oil conductivity problems.
I went in yesterday for the ball joint and oil gauge problem, had it "serviced", and woke up this morning to the oil gauge monitor acting erratically.
So, I took it back, and this print conductivity part isn't available til Tuesday.
**and from previous comments on this web site... here a clicking noise on the right side dash area near the ac.
This is my first experience with the Toyota product, and enjoy the look of the suv, but not the problems. You'd think a corporation this size would want repeact buyers?!
I want everyone who owns a Sequioa or if you know of others to be alerted to these problems.
I know of one person who lives in Az that said she actually got a letter to bring her vehicle in for the lower ball joint problem.
Living in Texas, I have never receive any svc alerts or recalls, I had to find it out by being persistant!
I am pursuing protection from Dept of Transportation in Austin, Tx. ,Texas Lemon Law, and contacting the Better Business Bureau.
1. Your vehicle could not be repaired for a specific problem after three attempt over a certain period of time. (Keep good, itemized records)
2. Your vehicle has spent more that 30 days in repair since in its first year of ownership.
Sometimes the mere threat of a lemon law claim is enough to garnish a fair amount of attention. Sometimes it is not, then get ready to fight. You may walk away with a mere moral victory, even a complete defeat.
If you file a successful lemon law claim, you will pay an adjusted balance on the vehicle, depending on your usage, & the vehicle's age. Your fate will also likely lie in the hands of an arbitrator. Fair will not necessarily be in your eyes.
Also, it seems to run very rough when it's at about 1500RPM. Almost like I am driving down a gravel road. The dealership also says this is normal. This is a brand new vehicle, these problems should NOT be normal. My 93 Jeep almost runs better than the sequoia!! HELP
Thanks,
Cristy
What was finally done to correct your issue with the VSC & Trac lights? Maybe I can give CarMax some insight about what to look for.
I am disappointed over many things: the 4 passenger doors won't stay open by themselves when on a slight incline, so kids are constantly getting bumoed by the doors swinging back in (dealer said this was normal). The truck has 54K miles on, I am expecting to put on my 4th set of brakes now. Sometimes, when making a turn on slightly damp pavement the gas won't go and move the car, I am told this is normal, something to do with VSC? It is difficult to close the hatch (stiff) and the radio sound sucks, also, the A/C smells like sour milk when first truned on (leaves in 5 seconds). For a few weeks my gas register kept saying empty but was really full (it fixed it self eventially) and the most annoying thing to me is getting the access to the rear seats, it is a two-arm job. Sometimes the belt buckles won't click either, or when using a car/baby seat the seatbelt strap gets twisted in the slot and refuses to budge.
Come on Toyota, you can do better. I miss my old Hondas.
There was also a replacement for people who complained about "booming bass" on their radios.
The rear access is not great but better on competors that were on sale in 2001.
Sounds like your VSC works right, while sometimes annoying it may save us an accident.
Overall, to me, these are minor issues and would not make me buy another vehicle. The engine is strong and smooth and the transmission flawless.
Perhaps my bigger mistake was buying it the first year it was made.
Thank you for the door info, sounds like the 180 is out of pocket?
As it turns out there were not many things toyota changed in the 4 years since origional release, compaired to other vehicles.
I would purchase this vehicle again in a heartbeat, its no comparison to the many issues I had with the two Ford vans I previously had.
I called the dealer and he would not say whether or not it is safe to drive it there. (The closest dealer is 50 miles.) I had to "up" my membership in AAA to a "AAA Plus" (an extra $40+) to cover 100 mile tow, or else it would be 5 miles covered and $3/mile if we broke down on the way there.
He said we may have messed up the computer memory by unplugging the battery, so we should just hope for the best when we bring it in. Well, the battery ran down before about 2 weeks ago, and we had to recharge it....so I think the technician is handing me some story about the memory thing. Last time I was there - about 3 weeks ago for the recall on the 2003 Sequoia's front suspension lower ball joint, they took me for a brake job. I probably needed one, but could have gotten it cheaper elsewhere. It may be just me, but everytime a dealership touches my car, something goes wrong with it within a couple of weeks!
Add me to your case to Toyota. I am going to contact Consumer Reports and Toyota also.
Thanks
First is the exhaust leak...cold start u hear tick tick tick...and u rev the engine..and the ticking goes faster...after it warms up seems to go away
i found alot of similar issues online like this, so i called up my local toyota dealer and they said they have had serveral tundra's in with same issue(same engines). Turns out they have to replace the whole exhaust manifold because it warps after a while. I asked if it was recalled, nothing was found under my vin..so i called toyota corporate, and spoke to two people and they said they documented the complaint. Otherwords, ya we know but we havnt had enough complaints to say its a recall. so i will keep my receipt and try to get reimbursed when it finally does get recalled...if you want to submit a complaint about this..its pretty simple call this number and just tell them i want to submit acompalin for manifold exhaust leak for sequioa
Toyota Corporate: 18003314331 first press option 4 then option3 then just wait for a rep..dont press any more menu buttons eventhough it keeps asking you.
2nd is rear door...it doesnt open..you unlock it and it door handle feels like its going to open it..but nothing happens..u press it ...doesnt open
3rd the rear window..goes down no prob..but when it goes up, its slanted and it stops..i have to pull it up from the right side to help it alittle then its fine..maybe the window track??
cd player...i dont know but cd wont go in at all like not even the lip..as if there is something inside right at the mouth of the cd player
a big clunk noise in the back..not sure what it is yet..just happened once..but i've only had it 2 days.
everything else is fine..other than these..i love this truck!!...for now
update on cd player..figures theres a load button in the upper left corner i didnt see...unfortunately i had already attempted to manually force a cd in there..breaking something inside....after i press load..it took the cd...i've never seen it since..and the cd player(6disc) wont repond to eject..switches back to radio if u press eject.....other than pretty much F$$king it up...is there anything i can do to salvage the cd and make it work again??????????